ASUP REJECTS MAPOLY RECTOR, BOAST OF OVER 30 CHIEF LECTURERS AND 57 PHD HOLDERS

ASUP REJECTS MAPOLY RECTOR, BOAST OF OVER 30 CHIEF LECTURERS AND 57 PHD HOLDERS

The Management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic,

Abeokuta, Thursday, prevented members of National
Executive of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics
in Nigeria from entering the school premises.
This development came following the declaration of
indefinite strike action by the Academic Staff Union of
the institution .
The National Executive Council of ASUP which
scheduled its press conference in the school on the
‘Deplorable condition of polytechnic education in
Nigeria’ had to hold it at the school gate.
The Union’s zonal Coordinator, Olawale Omobaorun
said, “they say we are not going to enter, and we are
trying to tow the line of peace, we will stay at the gate
and address the press.”
He also claimed that the state governor was after the
life of the Chairman of the MAPOLY Chapter of ASUP,
Comrade Kola Abiola.
According to him, “the government of the state is
after our chairman and that is why you are not seeing
the chairman here today”.
“Let the world know that the life of Com. Kola Abiola
is in threat. If anything happens we will be ready to
face the government.”
The ASUP in a statement by the President, Malam
Usman Dutse lamented the sorry state of polytechnic
education all over the country.
The statement, which was read by the Vice President,
Timothy Ogunseye, highlighted the significance of
Polytechnic education as well as the challenges
thereof.

He said, Polytechnic education, “if well harnessed will
boost Nigeria’s technological know-how, improve ICT,
create millions of employment opportunities and
raise the level of both theoretical and practical
technological literacy.”
The Union said governments at all levels had
subjected to annihilation the Polytechnic sector,
which according to the statement “feeds and caters
for millions of youths and families.”
It cited some issues facing the sector, which include,
‘Sorry state of State-owned institutions; ‘victimization
of Union officers; ‘withdrawal of allowances; among
others.
The statement reads in part: “Polytechnics and
monotechnics belonging to state governments have
continued to wallow in deplorable conditions”
It said chapter chairmen in various polytechnics in
the country have been sacked “in glaring cases of
victimization” while there have been no intervention.
The Union also decried what it called “Infractions in
the appointment of Rectors” citing MAPOLY as an
example.
It alleged that the new rector was a “retired school
principal with little or no experience in teaching at
the tertiary level, research and community service”.
The Union disapproved the appointment of Mr.
Saliman Tella by the state government, saying there
are more qualified personnel in the school.
It said MAPOLY can “boast of about 30 chief lecturers
with fifty seven Ph.D holders